Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 5.178.20

गुरुत्वं त्वयि संप्रेक्ष्य जामदग्न्य पुरातनम् ।
प्रसादये त्वां भगवंस्त्यक्तैषा हि पुरा मया ॥ २० ॥

gurutvaṃ tvayi saṃprekṣya jāmadagnya purātanam |
prasādaye tvāṃ bhagavaṃstyaktaiṣā hi purā mayā || 20 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...my mother’s body, Hotravahana of the Srinjaya race has said. I cannot venture to go back to my own city, O you that art endued with wealth of asceticism, for shame and fear of disgrace...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.178.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gurutva, Yushmad, Prekshya, Jamadagnya, Puratana, Prasada, Yah, Yat, Tva, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Tyaktri, Tyakta, Pura, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.178.20). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “gurutvaṃ tvayi saṃprekṣya jāmadagnya purātanam
  • gurutvam -
  • gurutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāmadagnya -
  • jāmadagnya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāmadagnya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prasādaye tvāṃ bhagavaṃstyaktaiṣā hi purā mayā
  • prasāda -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • bhagavaṃs -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tyaktai -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aiṣā -
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.178.20

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.178.20 in Kannada sript:
ಗುರುತ್ವಂ ತ್ವಯಿ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಜಾಮದಗ್ನ್ಯ ಪುರಾತನಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಸಾದಯೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಭಗವಂಸ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತೈಷಾ ಹಿ ಪುರಾ ಮಯಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 5.178.20 in Bengali sript:
গুরুত্বং ত্বযি সংপ্রেক্ষ্য জামদগ্ন্য পুরাতনম্ ।
প্রসাদযে ত্বাং ভগবংস্ত্যক্তৈষা হি পুরা মযা ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 5.178.20 in Gujarati sript:
ગુરુત્વં ત્વયિ સંપ્રેક્ષ્ય જામદગ્ન્ય પુરાતનમ્ ।
પ્રસાદયે ત્વાં ભગવંસ્ત્યક્તૈષા હિ પુરા મયા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.178.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുരുത്വം ത്വയി സംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ജാമദഗ്ന്യ പുരാതനമ് ।
പ്രസാദയേ ത്വാം ഭഗവംസ്ത്യക്തൈഷാ ഹി പുരാ മയാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.178.20 in Telugu sript:
గురుత్వం త్వయి సంప్రేక్ష్య జామదగ్న్య పురాతనమ్ ।
ప్రసాదయే త్వాం భగవంస్త్యక్తైషా హి పురా మయా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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